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[hatesthefood]

Okay. The entire damn City has lost their collective minds today. Don't mind me while I sit back and watch all the idiots make fools of themselves.

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[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

Of course it is. Real love isn't something you just declare out of thin air. it takes time. You don't just wake up one morning and bang, there it is.

[deadly_legacy]

...Well, you might. That doesn't make it any less real!

Probably not with so many people at once... But it could happen with one person.

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

Love doesn't work like that. It just doesn't.

[deadly_legacy]

It works differently for everyone. [Pause] Every time.

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

I don't see how.

[deadly_legacy]

Because everyone is different. [Listen to your wise 17-year-old secret girlfriend, Ken.]

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

I know that, but love isn't an overnight thing. If it is, then the person you're liking is more than likely a whore.

[deadly_legacy]

What?! [S-startled]

Not... I don't mean something...like that.

And maybe not overnight, but it doesn't have to take very long. And sometimes it does take longer to understand... [And someone is feeling tremendously awkward.]

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

The best love takes time.

1/2

[deadly_legacy]

Ken...

2/2

[deadly_legacy]

Have you been in love?

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

....... don't you think that's a very personal question?

[deadly_legacy]

...I do. [Bad princess.] I am sorry.

If you ever wanted to ask me any questions I'd be happy to answer them.

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

... yeah. I've been in love. It never ended up good for me or my partner. That's all the answer you'll get from me.

[deadly_legacy]

[A little surprised you still answered. Gently] ...I'm sorry, Ken. I hope that changes for you someday.

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

It never will because of who and what I am. If I'm lucky, I'll live to see thirty. Thirty-five at most.

[deadly_legacy]

Surprising things can happen. I didn't live to see seventeen, but I'm here now.

Although, I should go. I'll speak to you another time, Ken.

[bladed-siberian.livejournal.com]

And I just found out I was dead before. We're all in for a surprise, I guess.

Sure thing.

[deadly_legacy]

[Softly] Goodbye.

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[onceaweiss.livejournal.com]

Euphemia...it might be best if you leave Ken alone right now.

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[deadly_legacy]

Aya? But... [But you're right, aren't you?]

I'm sorry. [Apologizing around Ken a lot lately. Sometimes being a princess doesn't prepare you for being a teenage girl. And nothing really prepares you for The City.] I didn't mean to make things harder for him.

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[onceaweiss.livejournal.com]

You don't have to apologize to me. But Ken needs some time and space.

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[deadly_legacy]

...From me? [Specifically?]

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[onceaweiss.livejournal.com]

It's just best not to pry and to provide space. If he remembers, he will.

[He sees what is going on here.]

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[deadly_legacy]

[Having a hard time with everything and especially listening to Ken talk to Mara. But she can push that down. Didn't Cornelia always teach her that. Not to get emotional in public? Not that Euphie was ever very good at remembering.] Yes. I would like things to be better for him here whether he remembers or not. [See, diplomatic. Not selfish.]